Mardi Gras Traditions Trivia
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
In the pre-Lent tradition, what does the French term "Mardi Gras" literally translate to in English?
Fat Tuesday
Fat Tuesday marks the last big blowout of Carnival before which 40-day Christian season of fasting and penance leading up to Easter?
Lent
The word “carnival,” tied to pre-Lenten Mardi Gras celebrations, comes from Latin meaning to do what with meat?
Remove meat
In 1872 at New Orleans’ first Rex parade, the Mardi Gras colors were chosen to honor a visiting Russian what?
Grand Duke
On Shrove Tuesday, pancakes were made to use up what before the 40-day Lenten fast?
Rich ingredients